Safety & Operating Limits; Weight Limit - Invacare Zipper 2 User Manual

1 Safety & Operating Limits
Stability and equilibrium
To ensure that the wheelchair remains stable and is manipulated correctly, you must always maintain good
equilibrium. Many actions cause the user of a wheelchair to reach out, lean over or move about within the
wheelchair and outside it. These actions will change your centre of gravity and weight distribution of the
wheelchair. Your wheelchair has been designed to remain stable for normal everyday use if it is used correctly
taking the precautions recommended in this manual.
Surfaces Affected By Heat
The wheelchair is made from metal and plastic materials and, as with all products made with such materials, it
can absorb heat from the sun when used outdoors or exposed to sunlight through windows, etc. This can
result in the surfaces of the wheelchair becoming hot, so take care in using it and touching the surfaces if it is
left or used in such an environment.
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Weight Limit

The maximum user weight limit is 114kg for both the Self propel (S) and Transit (T) models.
However, the wheelchair user's level of activity is important. For example, an active user weighing 75kg may
subject the wheelchair to more stress than a less active user weighing 114kg. We recommend very active
wheelchair users to choose an appropriate design of wheelchair. Your INVACARE approved distributor will
advise you on the best model.
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